9/18/2020
The deadline for employers to implement the requirements of the Oregon Workplace Fairness Act ("Act") is quickly approaching and they go into effect October 1, 2020. READ MORE
7/31/2020
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued guidance for employers addressing the reporting of qualified sick leave wages and qualified family leave wages paid to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). READ MORE
5/15/2020
On May 7, 2020, Governor Brown issued Reopening Oregon, her first detailed plan on restarting public life and business. The plan calls for minor statewide changes to begin on May 15th and sets out a plan for reopening by county. READ MORE
5/7/2020
While employers spent the past two months responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders that resulted in closing, curtailing, revamping businesses everywhere, we are now required to pivot and plan to reopen. READ MORE
4/22/2020
Credit Unions continue to face the challenge of providing critical financial services while creating and maintaining a safe workplace for their employees. With the layers of guidance from federal, state, and local governments, this has been no easy feat. READ MORE
4/3/2020
On April 1, 2020, the Department of Labor issued new rules implementing the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). READ MORE
3/30/2020
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") which provides financial relief in response to the economic fallout from the fast-developing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. READ MORE
3/26/2020
On Tuesday, March 24, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its first round of published guidance to employers regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and clarified the new law will take effect on April 1, 2020, not on April 2, 2020. READ MORE
3/20/2020
The FWW Employment lawyers have prepared guidance, which cover the most pressing COVID-19 issues facing employers. READ MORE
2/20/2020
Both the Oregon and Washington legislatures enacted changes to their non-compete laws which became effective on January 1, 2020. READ MORE